Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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